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What We Do

We promote stable prices and economic growth.

Our Bank president, James Bullard, helps guide the nation's economy by participating on the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) in Washington, D.C. Advised by the Research staff, he contributes informed opinions about national and District conditions and influences decisions about monetary policy.

Our Bank promotes low and stable inflation as the best environment for healthy and sustainable economic growth. The Bank has been at the center of the inflation debate since the 1960s.

Our economists contribute to the discussion and analysis of monetary policy and other issues to improve the nation's economic performance.

We foster a sound financial system.

We supervise financial institutions in our region by assessing the soundness of their assets and operations; the effectiveness of their risk management practices; and their compliance with laws and regulations governing activities and consumer protection.

We collect and verify data from financial institutions to ensure an accurate accounting of financial institutions' conditions, as well as the money and reserves in the banking system.

We ensure adequate liquidity in financial markets by making loans to depository institutions through the discount window and allowing the prudent use of intra-day credit.

We process bank requests for acquisitions and new activities.

We provide technology-enabled instruction to employees of the Fed and other regulatory agencies, fostering consistency among agencies.

We study financial developments and trends to identify emerging risks and policy issues.

We provide payment services to financial institutions.

We meet our District banks' demand for currency and coin.

We ensure that the currency circulated within our District is high-quality and authentic.

We support the U.S. Treasury's financial operations.

We manage the Fed System's overall relationship with the U.S. Treasury.

We coordinate the activities of more than 45 System operations and business lines supporting the Treasury to ensure the smooth financial functioning of the U.S government.

We operate nine lines of business in the District to help Treasury meet the payment, cash and debt-management needs of the U.S. government and the American people.

We are the nation's central processing site for Treasury checks and postal money orders.

We advance economic knowledge, community development and fair access to credit.